Chinese Woman Arrested at Trump’s Florida Resort Pleads Not Guilty

Yujing Zhang (L), charged with bluffing her way into President Donald Trump's Florida resort, appears with her defense attorney Robert Adler (R) before U.S. Magistrate Judge William Matthewman, at her hearing at the U.S. federal court in this courtroom sketch, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. on April 8, 2019. Daniel Pontet/Reuters

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—A Chinese woman charged with bluffing her way into President Donald Trump’s Florida resort last month, raising concerns about security at one of the president’s weekend getaways, entered a not guilty plea on April 15 in federal court.

Yujing Zhang was formally indicted on Friday on charges of making false statements to a federal officer and entering or remaining in a restricted area. The counts carry a sentence of up to five years in prison.